FAVORITE PHLOXES AND FERTILIZERS FOR THEM Phloxes consume a lot of nutrients during their growth and flowering, so they need regular feeding to maintain their decorative effect. 3 Fertilizers for Phlox Nitrogen fertilizers for phlox provide growth, large dense foliage, increase the size of inflorescences and flowers. Phosphate fertilizers (superphosphate, bone meal) for phloxes stimulate the growth of the root system, laying ...
Garden and cottage - read more ... What fertilizers and top dressing do phloxes need and when to apply them?
FEEDING FOR PHLOXES It is difficult to imagine a garden in the second half of summer without bright curtains of flowering panicled phloxes. How to feed adult bushes (older than 1 year) for abundant and long flowering? The first time they feed in the spring, when the phlox starts to grow. It is advisable to give foliar nutrition according to the leaf: ammonium nitrate (10 g per 10 l of water) or any complex ...
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HOW AND WHEN TO DIVIDE AND REPLACE PHLOXES Degeneration of plants, accompanied by crushing of flowers, soil depletion, accumulation of pathogens and pests - these factors require periodic renewal of phlox - the procedure for dividing and transplanting bushes. How often should this be done and at what time of the year? Although phloxes, as I was convinced, are incredibly tenacious and tolerate even ...
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HOW TO FIGHT MEALY DEW ON FLOXES Powdery mildew on phlox is a headache for many flower growers. The disease appears on plants from year to year with enviable constancy. Usually in August, a white bloom is clearly visible on the leaves and if urgent measures are not taken, then powdery mildew can cover the entire collection of phlox in a matter of days. The causative agent of mealy ...
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HOW IT IS CORRECT TO PREPARE PHLOXES FOR WINTER What time should you prune phloxes for the winter so as not to harm the bushes? Alla Gerashenkova — Each region has its own time for pruning phlox for the winter. In our conditions (N. Novgorod) last year I cut them off on November 15, as the autumn was warm. It is undesirable to do this early, so that the kidneys that phlox ...
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